I'm with Girlonbike on this one, we need to talk about those pesky geese. It's a goospiracy! They are nothing but a bunch of gooserists sent out to bomb us with their rancid poo! Take 'em back!
Seriously, why do you call 'em Canada geese when all they seem to do is fly away from Canada?

The Beachcombers! Classic Canadian show! Logging, Molly's Reach and Relic was the theme

We had the best shows with shoe string budget!

YOUVE GOT IT, great show, thanks judy, i would never have remembered that name.
I used to love that show as a young kid, the wilderness and the people used to sort of give me a warm feeling when i watched it.
I remember that from 30 years ago like when i was about 5-7 years old, i dont think i knew where it was from then, and when thinking back on it now i put two n two together and realised it was from canada, id like to see that show again.....

Can one of you please tell me the name of the great Canadian show i used to watch as a kid in the early 80s.

It had native Canadians in it that live in a town in the wild and they where log farmers, it was about their life, times,tribulations and times, i loved it..

At the start of the show, like in the intro song it had people walking on cut tree trunks that were floating down the river.

It had one guy with a pony tail, he was native canadian and he was a real nice guy.

That was one of my fav shows as a kid.

Beachcombers. Bruno gerussi. Can't believe I remember that after all these years! CBC had some great programming back in the eighties. The kids on Degrassi street, Seeing Things, Raccoons, plus 1980's Don Cherry before he went so over the top that no one takes him serious any more and his dog blue.

Beachcombers. Bruno gerussi. Can't believe I remember that after all these years! CBC had some great programming back in the eighties. The kids on Degrassi street, Seeing Things, Raccoons, plus 1980's Don Cherry before he went so over the top that no one takes him serious any more and his dog blue.

Yer thats it crusher, i still remember it after 30 years, great show, and we used to get Degrassi high here, i wonder how many other canadian shows i used to watch as a kid and thing they were american.

Beachcombers. Bruno gerussi. Can't believe I remember that after all these years! CBC had some great programming back in the eighties. The kids on Degrassi street, Seeing Things, Raccoons, plus 1980's Don Cherry before he went so over the top that no one takes him serious any more and his dog blue.

Yeah the littlest hobo was a great show! I think it has skewed me forever to only wanting shepherd dogs as my pets. Currently have a terrier mix but I know the next one will be a shepherd again and I will more than likely name it hobo. Great show, eh!

Have any of you ever ridden a moose, and is it common for people to ride moose like horses over there?

Never rode a live moose (but I dd sit on a Mel Lastman moose) ... but I had to eat moose meat as a kid!

During hunting season. hunters would strap the severed moose head to the hoods of their trucks and drive around town! Not sure if they can still do that but it's one of the reason's for becoming vegetarian /vegan.

Is it a natural Canadian trait to be feisty, particularly on Internet forums?

yes, especially in the cold, cold winters. And since it takes spring summer and fall for some of us to thaw out, the feistiness can be permanent.

Little known fact: some of us Canadians love to be in the wilderness so much we even go camping in the winter, I just did a stint in algonquin park for 4 days last weekend sleeping in a tent in -20C temps (-4F), we camp out by a lake, bring snow shovels and shovel the snow off the lake to go skating all while listening to the howls of the wolves instead of "music". this is actually part of the requirements to gain canadian citizenship for foreigners. and even for those born here, you have to do this once every 5 years or they kick you out. its true.

...a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one.
-Rupert Sheldrake

Do you have lots of beavers there, and do people have them as pets, and would they eat through your house if it was made of wood?

Yes. Lots of beavers. Can't keep them as pets, they are meaner than moose. I have a friend who has a 65lb beaver in her freezer. It's not wrapped up or anything. They don't eat "wood". They eat shoots, bark & twigs.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.

I'm with Girlonbike on this one, we need to talk about those pesky geese. It's a goospiracy! They are nothing but a bunch of gooserists sent out to bomb us with their rancid poo! Take 'em back!
Seriously, why do you call 'em Canada geese when all they seem to do is fly away from Canada?

We didn't name them that. James Audobon (an American) did. If you Americans haven't noticed, there are way more Canada Geese that don't migrate anymore. Most provinces have a permanent population of them in the winter. This is something that has developed during my lifetime.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.

Which city in Canada is the city that Canadians consider the most cosmopolitan?

i will do my best to answer these questions, but they are best left for a francophone.

Habs is short for Habitants, which translates roughly to "those who live here", what the first french settlers called themselves. Canadien is the french way of spelling canadian.

Quebecois sounds different because its a throwback to the french that existed when the french settled NA in the 1600's, both branches of the language evolved in their own ways. Joual is what they call their language in Montreal.

I'd say Montreal is more cosmopolitan (the women smile more and are friendlier, easier to talk to and more confident in their sexuality, and it def has a more continental feel to it, the people there aren't robots and are very passionate, the food is amazing), i'm saying that even tho I'm from toronto and we have the most ethnicities here than in any other city in the world, except maybe new york, however, where the us is a melting pot where people learn english, you'll find neighborhoods in toronto where people don't know much english and speak their native tongues. Toronto does have more ethnic grocery stores than montreal tho.

...a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one.
-Rupert Sheldrake

I'm with Girlonbike on this one, we need to talk about those pesky geese. It's a goospiracy! They are nothing but a bunch of gooserists sent out to bomb us with their rancid poo! Take 'em back!
Seriously, why do you call 'em Canada geese when all they seem to do is fly away from Canada?

it's because they have to take their crap out of here... and they surely do...

This sounds like something best left to you guys up there... anything made from 'a whack load of sap' sounds suspect to me...

A whack load = about 100 gallons of sap to one gallon of syrup.

I've done "sugaring" for many years. From wooden spiggots to metal (using horses & sleds) to plastic pipelines. It's hard work & that's why we charge $35 per gallon for real (not the kind you buy in the store) maple syrup.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.

I've done "sugaring" for many years. From wooden spiggots to metal (using horses & sleds) to plastic pipelines. It's hard work & that's why we charge $35 per gallon for real (not the kind you buy in the store) maple syrup.

There is nothing better then real maple syrup

Originally Posted by Optimus

There's some strange folk out there 'bouts. They have no sense of humor.

Do all towns have their own Possum Lodge? _____ (Red Green show was one of my favs.)hmmm...it may be possible, i'm from the city even though my heart is in the forests, so small town folk regard us cidiots with suspicion and may not allow us to know about their secret societies.

Why do they call strip shows a "Canadian Ballet"?
First I've heard that, we're allowed total nudity here, and in quebec there are live (illegal) sex acts on stage if you stay into the wee hours, esp in Gatinaeu: stripper capital of Canada. If you go to to the small towns in canada to strip clubs theres a good chance you can see three generations of stripper on stage in the same night.

Like WV is here, which Canadian providence is the butt of all jokes?Newfoundland, but the people there are hilarious as hell, and really nice, so its totally unfounded. but they are different, thats for sure. Newfoundland was independent until it joined canada in the 40's...it had the biggest per capita of millionaires in NA at the time as well, even more than texas

What's the best approach to persuade a Canadian lass to knock mukluks?In the land of quebec you can actually talk to women about things that don't have to do with how much money you make or what car you drive, so thats prob your best chance, just be yourself and she may take you back to her place to knocking mukluks if she takes a shining to you (unless yourself is a belligerent ass, then go to toronto chances will be better for you)

Do kids there first learn to ride a snowmobile, sled, or a bike?Skate: instead of burping newborns, the doctors put skates on their little tiny feet and send them out on the ice. every maternity ward has a rink

Are winter survival skills taught in pre-school, or kindergarten?in rural areas we have borrowed from the spartans and leave our kids out in the wilderness after they turn one, they learn survival skills on their own from the wolves. city folk are soft and have no clue how to survive in the winter or summer for that matter without a "cottage".

Finally, if Canadians love Canada so, why do 90% of the population live within 10 miles of the US border?because we are cheap bastards and can poach US tv signals for free. (says the guy who doesn't watch tv very often)

...a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one.
-Rupert Sheldrake

I grew up in Timmins (I also lived in Porcupine, SmoothRock Falls North Bay etc). I also lived and traveled in other mining and logging towns across Ontario, Quebec. Every town town I've visited has a tavern

We poke fun at ourselves and sometimes the rivalries are regional. My brother played hockey his entire childhood and adult life. There were some games where the OPP (provincial police) were often dispatched when fights broke out in the stands, During junior play -off, the players and fans bus needed a police escort out of town (Iroquois Falls) after my brother's team beat them. You know that movie Slap Shot? It's close to the truth

I'm with Girlonbike on this one, we need to talk about those pesky geese. It's a goospiracy! They are nothing but a bunch of gooserists sent out to bomb us with their rancid poo! Take 'em back!
Seriously, why do you call 'em Canada geese when all they seem to do is fly away from Canada?

Well I am going to let you know a little secret. We Canadians don't invade other countries like every one else. We first send our recon in as actors/actress, and comedians to scope out the week spots. After that we take it to the air and send in our non-tradional air force in ( seen below) to fertilize the land

and for the next step you are just gonna have to wait can't let that outa the bag yet.

Originally Posted by Optimus

There's some strange folk out there 'bouts. They have no sense of humor.

I learned to operate a snow machine before I got my drivers licence at 16. We always had snow machines in winter and outboard boats in the summer. I learned to skate, swim and bicycle before I started kindergarten. We only had 2 tv channels french and english CBC so I spent most of my time outdoors .

TV shows like:
The King of Kensington (I was once in the studio audience... I have a story about Al Waxman).,
Hammy Hamster,
Party Game, and Definition.... prize winnings included toaster ovens and movie passes
Tommy Hunter,
the Friendly Giant, and Mr Dressup
Hymn Sing
Front Page Challenge,
Hockey Night in Canada (french and english)
Rainbow Country (filmed around Sudbury)
The Galloping Gourmet
etc etc

It wasn't until I moved to Toronto that I discovered TV shows like:'
the Baby Blue Movie and Ed's Night Party and SCTV and Kids in the Hall...I thought I died and went to heaven

Yes I remember her from highschool and I attended one of her first performances with her band Longshot ( it was at the Russell House Tavern) in Timmins
Years later, the town built a museum (in the heart of town) in her honour but it will be closing to expand a gold mine,
Singlesprocket and I visited the museum and the gold mine just prior to the museum's closing and the expansion of the Hollinger Mine... we were one of the last groups to tour the mine

Shania's favorite local places to eat were Chez Nous and Don's Pizza. I don't think she did any porn... but I know she liked poutine and Don's "Special Pizza"

Ask a Canadian

Grrrrreat answers all - thanks!
Having lived & played for so many years near the border, encountered many oddities.
Was asked to pay a $10 cover in a bar of a tiny ME town that had way more sleds in the lot than cars.
Was told it was to pay for the show, and when I asked... was told it was a Canadian Ballet.
Snowmobile Strippers was sure a new one to me.

Grrrrreat answers all - thanks!
Having lived & played for so many years near the border, encountered many oddities.
Was asked to pay a $10 cover in a bar of a tiny ME town that had way more sleds in the lot than cars.
Was told it was to pay for the show, and when I asked... was told it was a Canadian Ballet.
Snowmobile Strippers was sure a new one to me.

It's easier to drive your sled to the tavern. It's kind of funny walking into one of those places in the winter because everyone is standing/sitting and as the night goes on dancing! around in snowmobile suits and boots.

I only wore mukluks for sledding... growing up it was the norm for girls to wear running shoes (Aida Gazelles) and I never wore a hat... because that would flatten my hair!

Does eastern Canada shun the British Columbia region because they have totally written of the French influence?

No, not at all. The French influence is really just Quebec and New Brunswick, although there are tons of French in northern Ontario. BC is considered Lotus Land by us easterners. It is full of hippies, BC bud, magic mushrooms, and environmentalists.

I certainly like BC just fine, having ridden there in the '90s. Been to Alberta as well, which is really nice except for the frightening conservatism. Much of Alberta is exactly like the GOP!!!!

Does anybody on the forums live in the Northern or Yukon Territories? You never hear any news from up there.

I'm heading out to the Yukon this summer, gonna stay at my sister's in Whitehorse for a few weeks (700 km of singletrack around town: best XC and AM riding in Canada, the scene is huge out there), gonna do some bike camping (hopefully get a lift in from a float plane), hike and camp in Kluane, fight grizzly bears, pan for some gold, drink and shoot various types of weaponry, etc...you never hear about it because they still got telegraph, the photos you see of the yukon on the internet were sent via morse code...

...a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one.
-Rupert Sheldrake

I'm heading out to the Yukon this summer, gonna stay at my sister's in Whitehorse for a few weeks (700 km of singletrack around town: best XC and AM riding in Canada, the scene is huge out there), gonna do some bike camping (hopefully get a lift in from a float plane), hike and camp in Kluane, fight grizzly bears, pan for some gold, drink and shoot various types of weaponry, etc...you never hear about it because they still got telegraph, the photos you see of the yukon on the internet were sent via morse code...

Stop in and see my buddy Aidan. He works in a bike shop in Whitehorse. He rides year-round.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.

Ah drumheller. I always imagined something like Jurassic Park and it always was more like petrified forest. For an active minded grade schooler that is miserable, especially after the bus trip from saskatoon. Of course now I would love to go!

As far as Ontario, particularly Toronto, being the center of canada, I can recount when I was at the University of Saskatchewan and a friend of mine's boyfriend came for christmas. We all went on a sled ride, and as he froze his ass off in his Doc Martins and fancy Toronto gear he proceeded to tell us why toronto was the best city in canada and to sum it up it was because "everything is there, everything and there is nothing else in canada that is better than what is in Toronto"...except evidently the winter clothes that people for Saskatoon wear on a sled ride.

Ah drumheller. I always imagined something like Jurassic Park and it always was more like petrified forest. For an active minded grade schooler that is miserable, especially after the bus trip from saskatoon. Of course now I would love to go!

As far as Ontario, particularly Toronto, being the center of canada, I can recount when I was at the University of Saskatchewan and a friend of mine's boyfriend came for christmas. We all went on a sled ride, and as he froze his ass off in his Doc Martins and fancy Toronto gear he proceeded to tell us why toronto was the best city in canada and to sum it up it was because "everything is there, everything and there is nothing else in canada that is better than what is in Toronto"...except evidently the winter clothes that people for Saskatoon wear on a sled ride.

It's been a while but 25 years ago there were people who lived in the 'burbs & worked downtown Toronto that we called "moles". They never went outside. Apartment in Scarberia attached to the subway, once you're downtown you can travel underground almost anywhere. All your shopping, work and entertainment was in the "system".

I passed through a couple of times last summer. It still looks about the same.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.

Numbers have tripled since then
So, it it called an "out house" or an "oot house"

"Summer cottage" - $900 a week to American tourists. Bring your own skis.

Seriously, I grew up at a resort that rented cottages. It was on the north shore of Lake Ontario. People from the south shore (Rochester, NY) about 35 miles away as the crow files, would come up for 2 weeks in the summer, expecting to snow ski.

Originally Posted by Trail Ninja's Son

You may be happy to hear that my dad has kicked cancer's ass. Now he's looking for whoever sent it.